Dr Pierce Adverts Ancient Remedies and Claims
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Gold en Medical Discovery for female ailments and general illnesses. It touts mucous cure for catarrh liver complaint and indigestion, promises broad efficacy, and urges readers to request a free booklet. It also promotes All Healing Salve and Pierce’s Transparent Pellets with price details and mailing address.
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Bage
Wade
R. V. Pierce
Bulalo
N.Y
Ealing
Dr. Pierce
Mierce
Pierce
Dr. Vierce
Resurrection Life Shines in Bethany Meal and Lazarus
In Bethany before Passover Jesus, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus share a meal where Mary anoints Jesus for burial, inspiring contemplation of a life that serves and believes. The scene highlights Mary’s costly devotion, Martha’s restful service, and Lazarus’s powerful witness drawing many Jews to faith, despite priestly plots.
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Christ
Mary
Martha
Lazarus
Jesus
John the Baptist
Ilim
Earth
Jens
Rope superstitions tied to hangings and cures
The jailer with twenty five years service dismisses hanging as an institution and cites rope superstitions. People sought rope bits to cure cancer and some Maine residents used hemp rope around the waist to stop mumps. Rope labeled for mumps hangs in some country stores.
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Maine
New York Tribune
Last Words and Famous Epigrams Across Time
A montage of famous last words and aphorisms from historic figures, philosophers, and writers. It contrasts authentic memoirs with dubious attributions and includes brief, provocative lines about death, art, heredity, and human nature.
Precious Models in Studio Burglary Joke
A London item jokes about a burglary of a studio during a still life study. The thief took only edible models a ham and a sausage sparking a humorous misunderstanding about art and appetite.
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London
Quandary Over an Engagement Two Actors Debate
First Actor voices uncertainty after being offered two engagements. Second Actor reassures him the matter will be settled soon. He urges keeping boots polished and notes one can complain at one end if not the other.
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Berliner Post
Augustus
Haller
Nathnazel
Cooper
Bright
Thelrpe
Darwin
Locolz
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Iard Bros
Ard Ware
Winchester
Ai Publishen
Collins
Dermota and
Ree
Aery eKyeuuy
Bo Voriter
Eure
John xii
John iv
D.M. Stearns
American Press Association
Bethany
Simon the Leper
Luke
Shon
Maury
West
Strand Magazine
C. E King & Sons
West Main Street
the Cable Co
Church St
Durham, N. C
M.T. Langley
M's
Johnson Studio
Katie L. Johnson
East Main Street
Durham
N. C
Sob
Yearby
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